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What did we listen to in September
The best albums according to "Medusa"
"Medusa" annually talks about the most interesting foreign and Russian -speaking albums.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Skeleton Tree
What is this. Album Nick Kave, dedicated to the death of his son
Why listen. Cave recorded Skeleton Tree in July 2015, shortly after the death of his 15-year-old son Arthur. This is a record permeated by the pain of loss; The record that is physically difficult to listen to: "nothing matters when the one you love leaves." About how the album was made, the documentary once more with Feeling was shot, in which Cave seems to be completely opened - and allows you to see how one of the most difficult and outstanding records in his life was created.
Bon Iver - 22, A Million
What is this. The main album of autumn
Why listen. Bon Iver is re -izing himself. The leader of the group Justin Vernon headed for James Blake - with whom he is friends and recorded; Like the works of Blake, 22, a Million, after the first listening, leaves only one impression: "What - and so you can make music too?" Bon Iver and Vernon constructs the compositions either from the only voice, then from slurred non-rhythmic noises (despite the fact that they are the deep basis of the folk-throttle)-and sometimes they sound like this is a new experimental recording of Kanye West. Comparison 22, a Million with the album of Kid a Radiohead group (who changed our idea of both the Oxford group and the music as a whole) is not an exaggeration.
GSH (Glintshake) - Oesh Magziu
What is this. The second-and outstanding-the album of the Moscow indie group
Why listen. The group no longer tries to repeat the exploits of Wavves and Speedy Ortiz; Glintshake decreased to the General Staff; Now they sing in Russian (and do not pretend that this is a version of English); Plus, a new sound to all - and Muscovites shook. “Oesh Magziu” is a sharp guitar music composed of post-punk instruments, Noise and forecasting and other genres, and, most importantly, very inventive songs.
Sintipon - Lovetime Groove
What is this. Husband, wife and synthesizer
Why listen. To record an excellent pop album, only a computer is required; Lovetime Groove of the Moscow group Sintipon this is evidence. Lesha (arrangements) and Katya (songs and voice), they are a husband and wife, literally in the kitchen, nine sinte-pop songs about love were recorded in the kitchen. One of the best tells about the campaign of a pregnant girl with her husband in a techno-club: “A lot of heifers, a lot of bodies / I want you to sweat”-and yes, this is a song about how we wish for happiness to loved ones.
Touche Amore - Stage Four
What is this. Dedication to parents from one of the main post-boles of groups
Why listen. The best way to cope with a strong experience is to record an album; And it’s not only about Nick Cave, but also about the California post-Harkdor group Touche Amore. The album of Stage Four (refers to the serial number of the recording and the stage of cancer) is dedicated to the mother of the vocalist of the Jeremy Bolma group, which died in 2014. Children's memories, pain and bright sadness: Stage Four is a story of life told by a voice breaking into a scream and a muffled whisper.
Nicolas Jaar - Sirens
What is this. Incredible beauty album of a young electronic composer
Why listen. It is precisely such records as Sirens 26-year-old American Nicholas Jaar that move modern music forward. The son of the artist Alfonso Jaara, who once posted on Times Square, the “this is not America”, is wondering if electronic music can be a political statement-and, obviously, answers it in the affirmative. Sirens is an exercise in the search for new forms for songs; It is worth saying that finds in each composition would be enough for a separate album.
Buekerak - calculation dancing
What is this. Siberian post-punk about the spirit of time
Why listen. In July, Buerak were the headliners of the Moscow Festival “Pain” - the main show of the current Russian underground, and before that they collected 400 people in a small club. There seems to be no musical achievements-an ordinary post-punk with a drama machine, simple bass partia and a guitar in the spirit of the early The Cure; Such groups in each city in bulk. But for some reason, it was precisely the “Buraik” who managed to express the essence of the Siberian post-punk (and this is the “log house”, Ploho and many others) in the best way.
Warpain - Heads Up
What is this. The most affordable album of the avant-garde-pop group
Why listen. Warpaint continue to explore the diverse gloomy, which can be turned into songs. The members of the group said that they were inspired by modern hip-hop and rʼn'b, but it is almost impossible to find this influence on Heads Up. Warpain did not become more dance, but they wrote several abstract songs with Zkkin Huki - and texts that will be understood by any person who survived the parting.
Pavel Borisov
Riga